Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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